JP2000175365A - Cradle for portable electronic devices - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide an easy-to-use portable electronic device cradle (cradle) corresponding to a plurality of portable electronic devices. A cradle (1) has a plurality of holding ribs (6-1a, 6-1b, 6-2a, 6-2) on the inner surface of an arc-shaped edge (3) of an insertion slot (2) for mounting a plurality of types of portable electronic devices. -2b)
A connector 7 having a power supply terminal and a data transfer terminal electrically connected to an electronic device to be mounted is provided at the back of the cover 4. Groove 9 is provided. On the other hand, the handy scanner 11 and the handy printer 55 having different external dimensions are provided with convex engagement portions 51a and 51b and 64a and
4b. Arrow E on the handy printer 55
When the groove 9 is inserted into the cradle 1 as shown in FIG.
4a and 64b, and guide ribs 6-2a and 6-2b.
Secures the edges of the equipment. The same applies to the case of the handy scanner 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an easy-to-use pedestal for a portable electronic device corresponding to a plurality of portable electronic devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile (mobile: easy to move,
Various portable electronic devices mainly related to communication called “mobile” have been put to practical use. Initially, mobile phones and pagers with large display devices were so named, but eventually small portable devices with display devices dedicated to data communication appeared on the market, followed by ultra-compact devices. The emergence of pocket-sized personal computers, the emergence of thinner sub-notebooks and notebook computers, the appearance of digital cameras capable of communicating image data with personal computers, the appearance of small handy scanners, and the appearance of small portable printers For example, portable electronic devices related to information and communication have been put into practical use.

[0003] These portable electronic devices generally have a built-in rechargeable battery (storage battery) for driving various internal devices. In order to charge these built-in batteries, there is a case where a charging cradle called a cradle (a stand for a handset or the like) for fixing and holding the device body is attached to the device body as an accessory part. Many.

[0004] These charging cradles usually have a concave insertion opening that matches the outer shape of the device body.
Insert the part where the charging electrode of the device body is placed in this insertion slot, and insert the plug at the end of the cord pulled out of the cradle into the indoor outlet, or from the A / C adapter connected to the indoor outlet. The plug at the end of the cord being pulled out is inserted into the plug insertion hole of the cradle to charge the storage battery built into the device body.

[0005] Such a cradle is generally provided with an insertion opening which is formed in a bag shape so as to wrap a part of the outer shape of the inserted apparatus main body and which matches the outer shape of the insertion section of the apparatus main body without play. It is created as a dedicated cradle in one-to-one correspondence with the device body. As described above, the cradle is made one-to-one for each type of device, and is not shaped so as to be able to hold different types of devices. There was nothing.

[0006]

Conventionally, the charging of an electronic device is only about the charging of a mobile phone, and only one cradle is required, which does not cause any problem. Various types of portable electronic devices such as small devices with display devices dedicated to data communication, ultra-small pocket type personal computers, portable thin sub-notebook computers and notebook computers, digital cameras, small handy scanners, small printers, etc. are increasing around us. As the number of these devices increased, so did the number of charging cradle.

On the other hand, with the miniaturization of these electronic devices, in recent years, an arbitrary information or communication processing system has been constructed mainly by combining a portable personal computer with other portable electronic devices as peripheral devices thereof. Actually, it has begun to carry these devices together as a set and utilize them for business.

[0008] However, most of the electronic devices used in combination in this manner, except for some which can be charged simply by plugging the output plug of the A / C adapter into the main body of the device, are each used for charging. You need a cradle. Therefore, the number of the cradles is excessively increased, causing confusion in the connection between the device main body and the cradle, and there is a problem that the number of the cradles is too large to be an obstacle even though it is necessary.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use portable electronic device cradle that supports a plurality of portable electronic devices.

[0010]

The construction of the cradle for portable electronic equipment according to the present invention will be described below. A cradle for a portable electronic device according to the present invention has a battery having a different outer shape having a battery arranged to be rechargeable to drive the device main body and a power receiving terminal for charging the battery or driving the device main body. A portable electronic device cradle having a function of supplying power for charging the battery or driving the device main body, wherein both the first and second portable electronic devices are detachable. And a power supply terminal that is connected to any of the power supply terminals when the portable electronic device of the second aspect is mounted, and engages with any engagement portion formed on the first or second portable electronic device. A guide portion for guiding the portable electronic device to the mounting position, and the first and second portable electronic devices respectively for fixing and holding any of the first or second portable electronic device at the mounting position. Outside Constructed and a holding means having a contact portion which is formed to correspond to.

The first and second portable electronic devices may include, for example, a data processing function, a data transfer terminal for enabling bidirectional data transfer with a higher-level device, The portable electronic device cradle includes a connection terminal connected to a data transfer terminal of the portable electronic device at the same time as the connection of the power supply terminal and the power supply terminal. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a data transfer path forming means capable of forming a data transfer path with the upper-level device, wherein the upper-level device is, for example, a personal computer as set forth in claim 3. The path forming means is configured as an interface connector electrically connected to the connection terminal and connected to the personal computer so as to be able to transfer data.

Also, the first portable electronic device is configured to include image data capturing means, for example, as described in claim 4, and specifically, for example, as in claim 5,
It may be constituted by a portable scanner provided with image data reading means. Further, a digital camera or the like may be used.

In the case of the portable scanner, for example, a paper transport path for reading image data in the apparatus main body, a supply of paper to the paper transport path, and The portable electronic device cradle has a shape that does not hinder the conveyance of the sheet through the sheet supply / discharge port when the portable scanner is mounted. It is composed.

Further, the second portable electronic device is constituted by, for example, a portable printer provided with a printing means for performing printing on paper based on image data. Each of the engaging portions formed on the first and second portable electronic devices is, for example, a concave portion or a convex portion formed on the bottom surface of each of the devices, and the guide portion is provided. Is composed of an inclined surface and a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the inclined surface.

The convex or concave portion of the guide portion may be
For example, as described in claim 9, when the first or second portable electronic device is in a mounting direction different from a correct mounting direction with respect to the guide portion, the first or second portable electronic device is mounted on the device bottom surface of the first and second electronic devices. It is configured by forming a blocking portion that makes mounting impossible for the formed concave portion or convex portion.

Further, the contact portion formed corresponding to the outer shape of the first and second portable electronic devices may be, for example, an electronic device.
As described, it is composed of ribs of different heights that come into contact with the surface of each portable electronic device.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a cradle (portable electronic device receiver) according to an embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a side view showing a state where a handy scanner is inserted into or removed from the cradle. FIG. 2C is a perspective view showing a state where the handy scanner is mounted and fixed to the cradle.

FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG. 2 (b) is a side sectional view of FIG. 1 (c). Fig. 1 (a), (b),
(c) and FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the cradle 1
A cover 4 having an arc-shaped edge 3 is provided on the upper surface of the insertion slot 2, and these devices are mounted on the inner surface of the cover 4 according to the height (thickness) of a plurality of devices having different shapes. 5
A plurality of holding ribs 6 (see FIG. 2 (b)), which will be described in detail later, are provided in order to fix and hold in cooperation with the above. A power terminal 10 into which an output jack of an A / C adapter (not shown) is inserted is provided on a side surface of the cradle 1.

The cradle 1 is located behind the insertion slot 2.
A connector 7 comprising a terminal for supplying power to a plurality of types of portable electronic devices inserted and placed and fixed from the insertion slot 2 and a terminal for transmitting and receiving data such as characters and images. . The connector 7 is connected to a control circuit board and a flexible communication cable for controlling the power supply from the A / C adapter to be directly supplied as drive power or supplied for charging, though not shown. The control board and the power supply terminal 10 are connected, and the flexible communication cable is connected to an interface 8 conforming to, for example, the RS-232C standard or the Centronics standard.

An external interface cable is connected to the interface 8 and an unillustrated A
By connecting the output jack of the / C adapter, the cradle 1 charges and holds the portable electronic device while supplying drive power thereto,
A data transfer path can be formed between the portable electronic device and an external host device. The above A / C
The function of the adapter may be incorporated into the clade 1.

The device mounting surface 5 of the cradle 1 has two grooves (recesses) 9 formed therein. The groove 9 is formed in parallel while maintaining a predetermined interval A, and the upper part (right side in the figure) is formed to be divergent.

The handy scanner 11 (first portable electronic device) shown in FIGS. 1 (b), 1 (c) and 2 (b) has a convex portion on the back surface, which will be described in detail later, guided by the groove 9 described above. Equipment mounting surface 5
While sliding in contact therewith, as shown by a double-headed arrow B in FIG. Fig. 1 (c) or Fig. 2
As shown in (b), when held and fixed to the cradle 1, the connector provided on the lower side surface 12 of the handy scanner 11 is connected to the connector 7 of the cradle 1.

FIG. 3A shows the handy scanner 11 described above.
1 is an external perspective view showing a state in which is used as an automatic reading scanner, and FIG. 1 (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the reading unit and the sheet transport unit are separated.

FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing the lower surface (reading surface) of the above-mentioned reading unit, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing a state where the reading unit is used as a manual scanner. is there. In this way, the handy scanner 11 shown in FIG. 3A can be separated into a reading unit 14 and a paper transport unit 15 as shown in FIG.

One reading unit 14 has an upper surface 16
A liquid crystal display device 17 is provided above the device, and six operation buttons 18 are provided below the device. An opening / closing lid 19 and a cover opening / closing lever 21 for opening and closing the lid 19 are provided on the lower side surface 14b. A connector for connecting to the external device or the cradle 1 is arranged inside the cradle.

The side surface 22 has an IrDA (Infare).
d Data Association) transceiver 23 and power supply terminal 2
4 is provided. When the output jack of the A / C adapter is inserted into the power supply terminal 24, it can be driven using an external power supply without passing through the cradle 1.

On the back surface (reading surface) 25, three sliding rollers 26 are arranged in the longitudinal direction with a part of their peripheral surfaces slightly protruding to the outside. A line sensor 27 made up of a (charge coupled device) is protected by a transparent plate 28 and arranged. Although the internal structure is not visible in the figure, an encoder is connected to the rotation shaft of the sliding contact roller 26 via a drive transmission gear speed increasing mechanism, and a photo sensor for detecting the rotation amount of the encoder is provided. .

As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the reading unit 14 is held in a hand, and an appropriate book, newspaper, or document 31 is read.
When the reading unit 14 is moved laterally (in the width direction of the reading unit 14) so as to trace over the character 32, the sliding roller 26 slides on the paper surface of the document 31 and rotates. Rotates the encoder at a high speed via the drive transmission gear increasing mechanism. The amount of rotation is detected by the photo sensor, and based on the detected amount of rotation, a control unit (not shown) controls each unit so that the characters read by the line sensor 27 are developed in the image memory at appropriate intervals. .

Then, the other sheet transport unit 15
A surface 33 facing the lower surface of the reading unit 14 has a step with upper and lower edges 34 and 35 and is cut at a right angle to the transport path to form a paper transport path. In a paper transport path formed in the lateral direction of the reading unit 14,
The paper guide / regulation members 36a and 36b are moved up and down (in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body) as shown by a double-headed arrow C in FIG.
Are slidably arranged. The movable paper guide and regulation members 36a and 36b have a left and right interlocking structure in which when one of them is moved, the other is also moved.

A motor (not shown) is provided inside the upright portion 37 of the paper transport unit 15. The rotation shaft of this motor is connected to the rotation shaft of the paper transport roller 38 via a drive transmission gear reduction mechanism. In addition, engaging projections 41 are provided on the inner outer surface 39 of the standing portion 37.
And an electrode portion 42, a positioning protrusion 43 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the edge portion 35, and an engagement lock claw 44 is urged by an urging member (not shown) obliquely downward and rightward in the figure to rotate. It is erected as possible. An engagement lock claw 44 is provided on the lower side surface 15b.
The release lever 45 for releasing the lock of is provided.

In FIG. 3B, the reading unit 14
When the reading unit 14 is pushed downward after the upper side surface 46 is brought into contact with the inner outer surface 39 of the upright portion 37 of the paper transport unit 15, the positioning projection 43 of the paper transport unit 15 engages with the reading unit 14. Hole 46 (FIG. 4)
(See (a)), the reading unit 14 and the sheet transport unit 15 are positioned relative to each other with the engaging projections 41, and the engaging lock claws 44 are engaged with the stopper plate 47 of the reading unit 14 to engage with the reading unit 14. The paper transport units 15 are fixed to each other, and the paper transport roller 38 is pressed against the sliding contact roller 26. As a result, a transport roller pair including the paper transport roller 38 and the sliding roller 26 is formed.

As described above, the handy scanner 11 in which the reading unit 14 and the paper transport unit 15 are combined.
3A, an original 48 such as a business card is manually inserted into a paper insertion slot 49 and, when indicated by an appropriate operation button 18, the paper is conveyed by a paper conveyance roller 38 and a sliding contact roller 26. The roller pair automatically transports the document 48, and the line sensor 27 reads the characters of the document.

As described above, when the battery is operated by the built-in storage battery and the amount of stored power decreases, an alarm LED or the like is turned on or blinks to notify the user, and based on the notification, the user can use FIG. 1 (b), (c) or The handy scanner 11 is mounted on the cradle 1 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the storage battery built in the handy scanner 11 is charged via the external power supply, the interface 8, the flexible communication cable, and the connector 7.

During the charging, the handy scanner 1
1 can also be used for automatic scanning of business cards and the like as shown in FIG. That is, the cover 4 of the insertion opening 2 of the cradle 1 is not formed so as to wrap the handy scanner 11, but is formed as a curved portion 29 having a shape with a side portion cut downward. That is, even if the paper insertion slot 49 or the IrDA
The entire receiving section of the cradle 1 is configured so that the transmitting / receiving section 23 is not hidden from the outside.

Thus, even if the handy scanner 11 is mounted on the cradle 1, the paper insertion slot 49 can be
, A business card or the like can be inserted and read, and data can be transmitted / received to / from another electronic device using the IrDA transmission / reception unit 23.

FIG. 5A shows the handy scanner 11 described above.
FIG. 3B is a view showing the relationship between the engaging portion of the handy scanner 11 and the engaging portion of the cradle 1 when the handy scanner 11 is mounted on the cradle 1, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state of engagement prevention. As shown in FIG. 2A, on the back surface of the handy scanner 11 (the bottom surface of the paper transport unit 15), slightly vertically long convex engaging portions 51a and 51b are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval D in the lower portion (ground). It is arranged. This interval D is an interval A + α that can be engaged with the interval A of the groove 9 of the cradle 1 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 5 (b). Also, on the upper side (heaven), the convex portions 52a and 5
2b are arranged in an inverted C shape.

By operating the cover opening / closing lever 21 (see FIG. 3B) of the handy scanner 11, the opening / closing cover 19 on the lower side surface 14b is opened to expose the internal connector.
As shown in FIG. 5B, when the cradle 1 is mounted along the device mounting surface 5 from the lower portion, as shown in FIG. 51b is slidably engaged with the groove 9 of the device mounting surface 5 of the cradle 1, is guided, and is inserted into the insertion port 2 (see FIG. 1 (c)) as shown by a broken line 11 'in FIG. ) Is inserted and fixed to the lower end.

If the user mistakenly makes the handy scanner 1
When the user attempts to insert the cradle 1 upside down into the cradle 1, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the convex portions 52a and 52b arranged on the upper portion come into contact with the groove 9, and further insertion is not possible. It is to be blocked. This prevents the handy scanner 11 from being inserted upside down.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the handy printer, showing a state in which the handheld printer is being used while being held by hand. Figure (b)
Is a bottom view thereof. As shown in FIG. 5A, the handy printer 55 has a paper outlet 58 for discharging the printed portion of the thermal paper 57 housed inside the upper surface 56, and a liquid crystal display device 59 below the paper outlet 58. Prepare, 5 below
The operation buttons 61 are provided.

A cover opening / closing lever 62 is provided at the lower part, and although not shown in the figure, an opening / closing lid interlocking with the cover opening / closing lever 62 is provided on the lower side surface. A connector for connecting to an external device or the cradle 1 similar to the case of the handy scanner 11 is arranged. Further, on the lateral side, an IrDA transmitting / receiving unit and a power supply terminal which are the same as those of the handy scanner 11 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the back surface 63 of the handy printer 55 is also
As in the case of No. 1, a slightly elongated convex engaging portion 64a
And 64b are arranged in parallel at an interval D, and convex portions 65a and 65b, which are longer than the above-mentioned convex engaging portions, are arranged in an inverted C-shape at the upper part.

A heating print head, a platen, a conveying roller and the like are disposed in the vicinity of the paper discharge port 58 shown in FIG. A storage unit and the like are provided, and a storage battery is further provided as a power source. After receiving the print data through communication between the IrDA transmitting / receiving section of the handy printer 55 and the IrDA transmitting / receiving section of the handy scanner 11 or the IrDA transmitting / receiving section of another electronic device such as a personal computer, appropriate operation buttons 61 are provided.
Then, the thermal paper 57 printed by the heating print head is discharged from the paper outlet 58.

The handy printer 55 has a wider width, a lower height, and a shorter vertical length than the above-described handy scanner 11, and there is no point at which the outer size of the handy printer 11 coincides with that of the handy scanner 11. The only height from the bottom surface to the connector is the same as the height from the bottom surface of the handy scanner 11 to the connector.

When the amount of stored power in the internal storage battery is reduced by repeating the above-described printing, also in this case, the cover opening / closing lid is opened by operating the cover opening / closing lever 62 to expose the internal connector. Let me cradle 1 from the bottom
Can be mounted along the device mounting surface 5.

FIG. 7A is a view showing a state in which the handy printer 55 is mounted on the cradle 1, and FIG.
5A is a view of the insertion opening 2 of the cradle 1 along the device mounting surface 5, and FIG. 5C is a view in which the back surface of the handy scanner 11 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 9A, also in this case, the convex engaging portions 64a and 64b on the back surface of the handy printer 55 are slidably engaged with the grooves 9 of the device mounting surface 5 of the cradle 1 and guided. Then, the connector is inserted and fixed to the lower end, and the connector of the handy printer 55 and the connector 7 of the cradle 1 are connected.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4B, a plurality of (4)
Of the holding ribs 6 (6-1a, 6-1b, 6-2a, 6).
The holding ribs 6-2a and 6-2b on the outer side of -2b) hold down the vicinity of both edges of the upper surface of the handy printer 55 to fix the handy printer 55 to the device mounting surface 5.

In this case, if the user mistakenly tries to insert the handy printer 55 upside down into the cradle 1, the upper convex portions 65a and 65b shown in FIG.
5b contacts the groove 9 to prevent further insertion, thereby preventing the handy printer 55 from being inserted upside down.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the width of the insertion slot 2 of the cradle 1 is set to a width corresponding to the wide width of the handy printer 55 indicated by a two-dot chain line in the figure. The height is set to a height corresponding to the height of the handy scanner 11 indicated by a chain line in the figure.

FIG. 1 (c), FIG. 2 (b) and FIG. 5 (b)
Although not described in detail here, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the handy scanner 11 having completely different external dimensions from the handy printer 55 is mounted on the cradle 1, four holding ribs 6 are provided. (6-1a, 6-1b,
6-2a, 6-2b) Holding ribs 6-1a and 6-1 inside 6)
-1b presses the vicinity of the edges on both sides of the upper surface of the handy scanner 11 to fix the handy scanner 11 to the device mounting surface 5.

In the above embodiment, the engaging portion on the portable electronic device side is formed in a convex shape, and the engaging portion on the cradle side is formed in a concave shape. Without being limited, the engaging portion on the portable electronic device side may be formed in a concave shape, and the engaging portion on the cradle side may be formed in a convex shape. Further, the holding rib provided inside the cover on the upper surface of the main body of the cradle is fixed, but the holding rib is not limited to this and may be a movable member urged downward by a spring or the like.

[0051]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the shape of the engaging portion can be shared while the device insertion opening of the cradle is made to match the maximum width of a plurality of types of portable electronic devices. In addition, since a plurality of holding ribs corresponding to various heights are provided, one cradle is used to charge multiple portable electronic devices such as portable printers and scanners to be used in combination and to relay connection with higher-level devices. Therefore, it is convenient to carry and hassle-free, thus improving usability. Similarly, charging of a plurality of electronic devices can be completed by one cradle, which is economical and saves space because there is no need to place a separate cradle for each of a plurality of electronic devices on a desk or the like. To contribute.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a perspective view of a cradle (device main body receiving stand) in one embodiment of a mobile phone, (b) is a side view showing a state where a handy scanner is inserted into or removed from the cradle, and (c) is a side view of the cradle. It is a perspective view showing the state where a handy scanner was attached and fixed.

2 (a) is a plan view of FIG. 1 (a), and FIG. 2 (b) is a side sectional view of FIG. 1 (c).

3A is an external perspective view showing a state in which a handy scanner is used as an automatic reading scanner, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state in which a reading unit and a sheet transport unit are separated.

FIG. 4 (a) is a lower surface (reading surface) of the reading unit.
FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a state in which the reading unit is used as a manual scanner.

FIG. 5A is a view of the handy scanner viewed from the back,
(b) is a diagram showing a relationship between the engaging portion of the handy scanner and the engaging portion of the cradle when mounted on the cradle, and (c) is a diagram showing a state of preventing engagement.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a state in which the handy printer is being used by holding it in the hand, and FIG. 6B is a bottom view thereof.

7A is a view showing a state in which the handy printer is mounted on the cradle, FIG. 7B is a view of the insertion opening of the cradle along the device mounting surface, and FIG. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cradle 2 Insertion opening 3 Arc-shaped edge 4 Cover 5 Device mounting surface 6 (6-1a, 6-1b, 6-2a, 6-2b) Holding rib 7 Connector 8 Interface 9 Groove (recess) 10 Power supply terminal DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Handy scanner (1st portable electronic device) 12, 14b, 15b Lower side surface 14 Reading unit 15 Paper transport unit 16 Top surface 17 Liquid crystal display 18 Operation button 19 Opening cover 21 Cover opening / closing lever 22 Side surface 23 IrDA transmission / reception part 24 Power supply Terminal 25 Back surface (reading surface) 26 Sliding contact roller 27 Line sensor 28 Transparent plate 29 Curved portion 31 Book, newspaper or document 32 Character 33 Opposing surface 34, 35 Edge 36a, 36b Paper guide and regulating member 37 Standing portion 38 Paper Conveying roller 39 Inner outer surface of standing portion 41 Engagement projection 42 Electrode section 43 Positioning projection 44 Engagement lock claw 45 Release lever 46 Upper side surface 46 Engagement hole 47 Stopper plate 48 Document such as business card 49 Paper insertion port 51a, 51b Convex engagement part 52a, 52b Convex part 55 Handy printer 56 Top surface 57 Thermal paper 58 Discharge Paper slot 59 Liquid crystal display device 61 Operation button 62 Cover opening / closing lever 63 Back surface 64a, 64b Convex engaging portion 65a, 65b Convex portion

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A first and a second mobile phone having different external shapes each having a battery arranged to be rechargeable for driving an apparatus main body and a power receiving terminal for charging the battery or driving the apparatus main body. Any of the electronic devices is detachable, a cradle for a portable electronic device having a power supply function for charging the battery or driving the device main body, wherein the first or second portable electronic device is A power supply terminal that is connected to any of the power supply terminals when mounted, and engages with any of the engaging portions formed on the first or second portable electronic device; And a guide portion for guiding the first and second portable electronic devices to the mounting position. In order to fix and hold any of the first and second portable electronic devices at the mounting position, the guide portion corresponds to the outer shape of each of the first and second portable electronic devices. Formed And a holding means having a contact portion. 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second portable electronic devices include a data processing function and a data transfer terminal that enables bidirectional data transfer with a host device. The receiving stand includes a connection terminal connected to a data transfer terminal of the portable electronic device at the same time as the connection of the power supply receiving terminal and the power supply terminal, between the portable electronic device and the host device. 2. The cradle for a portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a data transfer path forming means capable of forming said data transfer path. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the upper device is a personal computer, and the data transfer path forming means comprises an interface connector electrically connected to the connection terminal and connected to the personal computer so as to enable data transfer. The cradle for a portable electronic device according to claim 2. 4. The pedestal for a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said first portable electronic device includes image data capturing means. 5. The pedestal for a portable electronic device according to claim 4, wherein said first portable electronic device is a portable scanner provided with image data reading means. 6. The portable scanner according to claim 1, further comprising a paper transport path for reading image data in a main body of the apparatus, and a paper supply / discharge port for supplying paper to the paper transport path and discharging paper from the paper transport path. 6. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the pedestal for the portable electronic device has a shape that does not hinder the conveyance of the sheet through the paper supply / discharge port when the portable scanner is mounted. Equipment cradle. 7. The portable electronic device cradle according to claim 1, wherein the second portable electronic device is a portable printer including a printing unit that prints on paper based on image data. . 8. Each of the engaging portions formed on the first and second portable electronic devices is a concave portion or a convex portion formed on a bottom surface of each device, and the guide portion has an inclined surface and the convex portion. 2. The pedestal for a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the pedestal comprises a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the inclined surface. 9. The first and second electronic devices when the first or second portable electronic device is in a mounting direction different from a correct mounting direction with respect to the guide portion. 2. The cradle for a portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a blocking portion for preventing attachment is formed in a concave portion or a convex portion formed on a bottom surface of the device. 10. A contact portion formed corresponding to the outer shape of the first and second portable electronic devices comprises ribs having different heights in contact with the surface of each portable electronic device. The cradle for a portable electronic device according to claim 1.